Cyathea arborea (L.) Sm.

West indian treefern (en)

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 6.55-9.05m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.55 - 9.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understorey tree in forests, more commonly in open situations. It readily invades open areas, often being found growing abundantly along the cut roadside banks of new roads.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cyathea arborea habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Cyathea arborea habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cyathea arborea leaf picture by cardona Joaquin (cc-by-sa)
Cyathea arborea leaf picture by Nubyan (cc-by-sa)
Cyathea arborea leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cyathea arborea flower picture by Frédéric Dupont (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cyathea arborea world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1125716-2
WFO ID wfo-0001108904
COL ID 32PCJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 833803
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Synonyms

Nephelea arborea Cyathea guadalupensis Polypodium arboreum Cyathea serra Hemitelia serra Disphenia arborea Hemitelia arborea Cormophyllum arboreum Cyathea arborea